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First published in 1994 by Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, this first-edition hardcover of "Textbook of Advanced Herbology" is now a scarce vintage textbook for serious students of plant-based medicine. Written by master herbalist Terry Willard, it offers clinic-level instruction on identification, formulation, and therapeutic use of Western, Chinese, and Ayurvedic herbs, with step-by-step protocols for chronic conditions. Hundreds of detailed illustrations, charts, and case studies make this volume both a classroom text and an in-office reference that professional herbalists reach for daily.
Collectors prize this particular printing because the publisher’s small run means most copies have been rebound or heavily annotated over thirty years of field use. This copy retains its original dust-jacket, square binding, and clean interior—light foxing on the top edge is cosmetic and does not affect the text. No ex-library stamps, no writing, no dog-eared pages means you get the full 400-plus pages of herbal materia medica, dosing tables, and preparation formulas exactly as issued, ready for both learning and teaching.
For practitioners, homeschoolers, or anyone building a sustainable health library, owning a first-edition Willard textbook is like having a master class on the shelf. Searchable chapters on contraindications, herb-drug interactions, and ecological harvesting give you information not yet included in modern reprints, making this book a bridge between traditional plant wisdom and current therapeutic science.
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